Samsung Star 3G specification and India price

Samsung mobile launched affordable touch screen phones in star series overall India. Samsung star is available in 3G and non 3G options . The phone mainly aims on competing with LG cookie series of touch phones .The lunch of SamSung Star significantly affected the sales of LG cookie and the price of the phone had a drop to 9K INR (India).Samsung star specifications includes a large 3 inch touch screen , 3 mega pixel camera ,50 MB internal memory expandable upto 8GB , widgets and 3G (in higher model)

SamSung Star 3G

SamSung star 3G uses SamSung TouchWiz technology for bringing exceptional touch feature into low priced and budget phone . A widget type system makes it simple to mange music ,applications ,messaging ,calender ,phonebook from phone on drag and drop home screen .

Here is the features of Samsung touch 3G .

Large 3.0 inch LCD color screen with 262K depth .
3.2 mega pixel camera with video recording to a maximum quality of 15 fps .
Edit and manage photos using albums and inbuilt photo editor .
SamSung Star includes the same music player found in recent SamSung touch phones and is capable of playing   MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+/WMA/WAV formats along with a couple of video formats . Music recognition system connects with servers and retrieve the song information if required .
Bluetooth for file transfer .
50 MB internal memory expandable upto 8GB .
Office document reader .
Star comes with few inbuilt  games and applications based on Java .
FM radio with RDS.
Full function web browser with email and RSS reader . Accelerometer sensor turns phone screen to landscape mode for full web experiences .


1000mAh battery in SamSung Star is better than that in LG Cookie and it reportedly provide 13 hour talk time and 600 hours standby time on full charge .


Samsung Star 3G  India price:

SamSung Star is available all over India from last months . The current Indian market price of  Star is 9000 INR (190$) for non 3G and 13500 (280$) for 3G models .

Jailbreak and unlock iPhone 3G S with Ultrasn0w and Redsn0w .8

iPhone developer team released the most awaited Jailbreak and unlock tools for the new iPhone 3G S phones .We earlier covered a method to Jailbreak and unlock iPhone 3G with OS 3.0 using Redsn0w and Ultrasn0w .7 .This process is almost same in the case of iPhone 3G S . First we need to Jailbreak iPhone 3G S to install Cydia installer and then unlock it using Ultrasn0w .

Jailbreak iPhone 3G s using Redsn0w .

Jailbreak is essential to make non Apple certified applications to run on iPhone 3G and iPhone 3 GS . We earlier covered a method to Jailbreak iPhone 3G S with purplera1n .And that method is reportedly working fine . Those users who have already jailbreaked iPhone 3G S using purplera1n can skip this .


Download Redsn0w .8 for Windows.
Download Redsn0w .8 for Linux .
Download Redsn0w .8 for Mac.


Redsn0w is a multi platform application . So it can run on Windows ,Linux and Mac .

 Unlock iPhone 3G S with Ultrasn0w .8:

iPhone 3G S unlocking is almost the same what we have discussed  for iPhone 3G with OS 3.0 . Follow that tutorial here .

Related :Download OS 3.0 iPhone 3G ,iPhone 2G ,iPod 2G ,iPod 1G direct link

Wordpress mobile application

Wordpress is undoubtedly the best blogging platforms in World .Wordpress has a set a plugins that allow the authors to format their post and dashboard accessible via mobile phones. These mobile versions are great companions for people at work or travel to moderate their blog comments or to make quick posts.Apart from the use of plugins to format Wordpress for mobiles,there are some softwares available for Symbian Nokia phones those worth for a check .

Wordpress mobile application for Symbian :

Almost all these applications are based on Python .So you would need to install Python for Symbian before proceeding with Wordpress mobile softwares .


Download Python .

Scribe Wordpress application for S60 V3 mobile phones :

Scribe is a recently released Wordpress client for Symbain s60 V3 mobile phones . Currently the application is in beta stage , so there will be minor issues with over all performance . Scribe users can write ,edit and post Wordpress blogs from mobile itself .


Download Scribe Wordpress client for Nokia ..


Wordmobi  :Wordpress mobile software for Symbian :

Wordmobi is comparatively stable than Scribe Wordpress client .Wordmobi Wordpress mobile application users will be able  moderate and post comments , create new blog posts , and make drafts for future publishing .

Download Wordmobi.

Jailbreak iPhone 3GS with Purplera1n

We earlier covered the process to Jailbreak iPhone OS 3.0 with Redsn0w . iPhone 3G S also uses iPhone OS 3.0 , so it is possible to jailbreak and then unlock iPhone 3 G S with Ultrasn0w . But iPhone Dev-Team delayed the release of iPhone 3G S due to the development of iPhone OS 3.1 . So till then here is a Windows based software Purplera1n that reportedly help to Jailbreak with iPhone 3GS iPhone OS 3.0 .Purplera1n was initially released with support for Windows XP and Windows Vista . Recently released Purplera1n RC2 made it available in Windows 7 after fixing bugs and errors in first release . The best thing is that jailbreaked iPhone 3G S using Purplera1n can be unlocked with Ultrasn0w . Here we have the method to Jailbreak iPhone 3GS with Purplera1n for Windows .


Steps to jailbreak iPhone 3G S with  Purplera1n .

Connect iPhone 3G S to computer and run Purplera1n .
Make sure that you already have iTunes 82 installed .
Now from Purplera1n options ,select make it ra1n .
Restart iPhone and select Purplera1n installer Freeze and continue to jailbreak process .

Download  Purplera1n for Windows .

Purplera1n software to jailbreak iPhone 3G S is still in testing . So if you are successful in jailbreaking , you may consider to unlock iPhone 3 G using Ultrasn0w .

BlackBerry Tour specification and price

BlackBerry Tour 9630 ( also known as BlackBerry Niagara ) is the  upcoming smartphone from RIM ,after BlackBerry storm which was released on this January . Sprint and Verizon Wireless in US and Bell -Telus in Canada will offer the phone from coming July for an expected price of 199$ with two years contract .BlackBerry Tour adapts its design from existing RIM smartphones like Blackberry bold and Blackberry curve .Major specifications includes 3.2 mega pixel camera with video recording ,256 MB ROM and 16GB expandable memory . BlackBerry Tour has GSM and CDMA support and is considered to be world phone due to its system design to operate on 3G/ EDGE networks in more than 150 countries . So it seems that BlackBerry Tour will be launched in India too .


BlackBerry Tour:

BlackBerry Tour specification :

BlackBerry design ,hardware and communication is a combination of BlackBerry smartphones Bold and Curve (8900) . Design looks more similar to Blackberry curve 8900 , but the data capabilities like 3G and international roaming adapts from Bold .  Blackberry Tour is missing  WiFi connectivity just like in Blackberry storm and this considered to be the major drawback of this device .

Full specifications and comparisons can be found here .

BlackBerry Tour price .

Verizon Wireless and Sprint have set up their pre-order or information portals for BlackBerry Tour smartphones .  Verizon's price for BlackBerry Tour is 199 $ with two year contract , and Sprint is yet to reveal their offers .BlackBerry tour is designed to supports networks all over the world . So in India we an expect the phone through Airtel or Vodafone .

BlackBerry storm specification India price Vodafone

Blackberry from RIM is a global name in business and corporate smartphones or PDAs . Many of you might be knowing about Blackberry storm , which recently changed their corporate label to a multimedia phone maker .Blackberry was the one of the first kind of phone to introduce robust email service to a mobile device . Another plus point of their device is the large and easily accessible QWERTY keypad suitable for businessmen . BlackBerry phones were not using a touch screen which had already became a sensation in latest phones . They fixed this issue by the release of BlackBerry storm in November 14, 2008 . Other BlackBerry storm specification includes a 3.2 mega pixel autofocus camera , 3.25 inch HVGA 360x480 Multi-touch screen capable output 65K colors ,BlackBerry OS 4.7 ,528 MHz Qualcomm processor with 128 MB RAM and 1 GB internal memory . In India BlackBerry storm is available via Airtel and Vodafone for competitive tariff rate . First edition of Blackberry storm was lacking WiFi support ,and RIM faced so many negative reviews for this and the buggy touch screen . So they are working on a new BlackBerry storm ( Blackberry storm 2 ) and it would be ready by September 2009 .

BlackBerry storm pics 

BlackBerry storm specification :

BlackBerry storm is offered in US by Verizon Wireless , Vodafone in India UK ,Germany ,France and Italy ,Telus and Bell  in Canada . Since its the first RIM phone to include touch and screen virtual keyboard  , it has some disadvantages as reviewed by users and bloggers on touch sensitivity web browsing and other on phone operations. This might get fixed in the upcoming BlackBerry storm 2 along with the lack of WiFi .

Other notable features :

3.2MP digital camera  and video recorder with auto focus and 2 digital zoom .
Supports 3G and offers high data speed through
BlackBerry Enterprise Server to connect with enterprise level applications and services .
BlackBerry messaging service for instant messaging and social networking .
BlackBerry storm comes with 1GB installed memory and its upgradeable upto 16GB .
Assisted GPS with BlackBerry maps .
Bluetooth with A2DP
Accelerometer sensor .
Format ,send  and receive email on the fly with world renowned BlackBerry email service .
BlackBerry storms has stainless steel back and chrome frame for effective protection from stain and damage .

Full BlackBerry storm features and specification can be found here .


BlackBerry storm India Tariff plans and price on Airtel-Vodafone:

BlackBerry storm was released on India By Vodafone-Essar on January 2009 . Indian price of  BlackBerry storm with out contact will be around  27990 INR (580$).
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Nokia N86 specification Indian price

Nokia has launched its first 8 mega pixel camera phone Nokia Nseries N86 . We have already informed you about the global lunch of N86  , two weeks before .  Later in India Nokia released their flagship product N97 , and now came up with N86 . Nokia N86 is well suited for people looking for a good camera and an above average priced mobile device .Nokia N86 is double end slid phone like Nokia N95 and N85 and based on same Symbain OS 9.3, S60 rel. 3.2 . It will be good competitor for Samsung  INNOV8 and SonyEricsson C905 on the basis of their 8 mega pixel camera  . Nokia N86 has the first mobile camera to include a variable  aperture for lens.Other major N86 specifications include a ARM 11 434 MHz processor,128 MB (phone) , 8GB internal memory expandable upto 16GB and a 2.6 inch Active Matrix display . Indian price of Nokia N86 is around 570 $ and is now available at all major Nokia shops .

Nokia N86

  Nokia N86 Camera 

Nokia N86 menu view :


Nokia N86 specification :

It would have been better if N86 was using the latest Symbian OS V5 in Nokia N97 ,Nokia 5800 and Nokia 5530 . But being on S60 V3 ,another advantage is the large number of available applications . 8GB internal memory in Nokia N86 is capable of storing more than 4000 high resolution images .

N86 Camera features :Carl Zeiss Tessar lens with 28mm wide  variable aperture, mechanical shutter and  VGA video recording  quality of 30 frames per second .

2.6 inch  16 Million colors OLED display with scratch protection .

N-Gage ready for playing high graphics games .
Normal Nseries music player with 3.5mm headphone socket.
FM receiver with RDS and Transmitter : N86 an be turned to a local FM radio station with this feature.
 Kickstand for keeping the phone steady while playing videos .
Nokia N86 has an excellent web browser with Java and Flash support , which could be even used to play live Youtube videos .
Quad-band GSM and 3G with HSDPA 3.6 Mbps data speeds .
Wi-F ,A-GPS and Nokia Maps
Accelerometer support for landscape mode and auto rota ion of screen ..
Bluetooth with A2DP and standard Micro USB .
Nokia N86 provides easy options to access new Nokia Ovi store to download latest mobile applications ,music and  share photos online .
As per Nokia ,N86 is expected to offer 3.9 hour talk time with 3G and 6.3 hours on GSM network. Its might be also capable of holding the charge for 7 hours of video playback .

Nokia N86 Indian price :

Nokia launched N86 in various cities across India and slowly the phone is getting available in Nokia priority shops and regional resellers . The official India price of Nokia N86 is currently RS 27,400 (570$) .

Zune HD specification price launch date

Zune is Microsoft's answer to Apple iPod ,Creative Zen ,SanDisk Sansa , Philips Go gear And Sony Walkman portable music players .Microsoft initially launched Zen music players in 2006 with Zune 30 GB HDD model ,which later followed by Zune 4 ,16 80 HDD and 120 HDD models . All current Zune models are powered by Windows CE based Zune software for ARM CPU architecture.   The player includes Wi-Fi, FM radio ,image viewer and Video player in all most all models .
                     The latest and upcoming model in Zune family is Zune HD ,which is already making rumors on its specifications ,price and availability . Zune HD is reportedly using NVIDIA Tegra ,a derivation of ARM CPU which capable of playing HD videos in mobile devices . The special about NVIDIA Tegra is that its an all in chip which includes GPU ,CPU and basic memory in one package .Zune HD ,being the first phone to be with NVIDIA Tegra includes excellent graphics and multimedia facilities . It is the first Zune model to include a Multi-Touchscreen and size more than 3 inch .

Zune HD portable music player :

Microsoft officially confirmed the availability of Zune HD in May 2009 and revealed some specifications and services planned with Zune HD . The existing Zune market place subscription allows users to download music ,videos and TV shows to Zune HD device . There are rumors that the device is capable of running for a continues 25 days with a single battery charge . But there is no confirmation on this features .

Zune HD specification :

Zune HD will have 3.3 inch OLED display capacitive touch screen with 480x272 16:9 resolution).The HD video can be taken out via AV Dock to external HDTV or compatible device .
Flash memory 16GB and 32 GB models .
Built-in accelerometer for landscape mode and screen rotation
HD radio tuner (receives FM only).
Wi-Fi connectivity for accessing Zune market place and webpages using internet explorer 6 mobile .
Unicode Support .
Zune HD will be available in Black and Silver-Bronze colors .

Zune HD price and launch date :

Microsoft has confirmed the official launch date of Zune HD as  September 8  2009 . The expected price for 16 GB and 32 GB Zune HD model will be 199$ and 299$ receptively . So India ,when converting the price will be around 10000-15000 INR .

HTC Hero specification price and launch date

HTC has announced its third Android powered smartphone HTC Hero . HTC hero is also uses Android OS 1.5  which was used in  like HTC  Dream and Magic , but has some hardware features than previous phones . HTC Hero specification includes a Qualcomm , 528 MHz processor with 512 MB ROM and 288 MB RAM .It is the first Android powered smartphone to include a 5 mega pixel camera and Adobe Flash support. HTC Hero has one of the largest display among  existing Android phones ,and that makes it an ideal device for internet and multimedia experience . HTC Hero launch date in  Europe will be around July and will eventually rolled out in Asian countries and Americas  . Price is yet to be disclosed , but here you can check out the photos and specification of this smartest entry into Android phone market .

HTC Hero four side view :

HTC Hero specification :

Available in while and black colors ,HTC Hero is known as worlds first Android smartphone with customized user interface .  This phone is built for long lasting durability and operation .  Its 3.2 large HVGA display (320*480)has anti-fingerprint screen coating and is one of the first phone to provide Teflon coating on its outer surface for looks and rigidity . As said earlier , HTC Hero includes a 5 mega pixel auto focus camera which is capable of recording videos upto a maximum quality of 30 fps .

Other notable features of HTC Hero android smartphone :

Flash support for playing internet videos .
Download Applications from Android market
Communication facilities like Bluetooth ,Mini USB ,WiFi are supported .
GPS with Google maps , digital compass, gravity-sensor for navigation .
expandable MicroSD memory.
Weighing 135 grams ,HTC Hero includes a 1350 mAh Lithium-ion battery which is capable of providing a GSM talk time of 450 minutes .
Supports popular video and audio formats like MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media® Audio 9 MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media® Video 9 etc .

New HTC technology called HTC Sense makes it possible to arrange all phone possibilities  like email ,photos ,internet ,communication ,social media sensibly for the easy work life of the people   HTC sense debuts in HTC Hero smartphone .

These are some features of HTC sense .

Arrange phone widgets or user interface as per the interest of the user . A new profile feature called scenes enable users to create customized phone appearance based on their preference .
HTC sense makes it easy to stay upto date with friends in social media through Twitter ,Facebook updates ,Flickr and many other services arranged in one place .

HTC Hero expected price in India :

HTC and Airtel recently launched HTC magic phone in India . HTC magic is price around 30000 INR . So being a 5 mega pixel phone with large display and multimedia features , HTC Hero will probably touch Indian market with a price rage around 33000 INR(650-730 USD) .

HTC Magic on Airtel Indian price and specification

Android is Linux based mobile operating system developed by Google and Open Handset alliance . Google started development of Android OS from late 2005 after its acquisition of Android Inc . The First android based phone was HTC dream which is also known as T-Mobile G1 in US and Europe .HTC dream was a huge success and about 1 million units were sold as per T mobile statics . The second phone based on Android OS is HTC magic. HTC magic was first introduced at mobile world congress in February 2009 and went on sales from April 2009 . The same HTC Magic is now available in India via Airtel . Airtel was one of the first company to introduce iPhone in India . Similarly now they have the credit of launching the first Android based phone in India by introducing HTC magic . Check out HTC Magic Indian price via Airtel and phone specifications .

HTC Magic front view :

HTC Magic back Camera 

HTC Magic Specification :

HTC magic specification includes the new Android OS 1.5 (cup cake update) . Hardware features includes a Qualcomm 528 MHz CPU ,512 MB ROM and 288 MB RAM . 3.2 mega pixel autofocus camera in HTC magic is capable of recording excellent videos upto 15 fps . HTC magic has a good TFT -LCD touchscreen display of 3.2 inch with 320x480 HVGA resolution .
GSM ,EDGE ,GPRS  supported device is capable of handling a network depended data speed of  7.2 Mbps
Communication features includes Bluetooth with A2DP .mini-USB and WiFi .
microSD memory card
HTC magic weighs 118 grams with 1340 mAh rechargeable battery .

Airtel facilities for HTC magic Android phone :

Airtel announced that they will offer 100 MB data download each month to a maximum of 6 months for all qualified HTC magic purchases .
Portfolio Manager, Hello Tune Manager, Weather Channel, Mobshare ( mobile photo sharing) , In-mobile search and City Search are few Airtel enabled services that will be presents in each phone .

 HTC magic Indian price :

Airtel has shown another sign of its attraction to latest mobile technologies by launching Android powered HTC magic smartphone in India  . Earlier they launched HTC touch in selected cities for a price around 19000/-  . The latest  HTC magic price in India is set initially as 29900 /- RS and is available via Airtel customer relations centers and HTC resellers located at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Coimbatore, Cochin, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar and Patna .

Unlock iPhone 3G with OS 3.0 using Ultrasn0w

iPhone Dev team had renamed yellowsn0w which was earlier used to unlock iPhone 3G with old firmware models . Yellowsn0w  is now known as Ultrasn0w for all iPhone 3G and iPhone 2G models with iPhone OS 3.0 . Before unlocking iPhone OS 3.0 with Ultrasn0w 0.6  ,we need to jailbreak the phone with PwnageTool or Redsn0w . Redsn0w 0.7.2 can be used in Windows and PwnageTool 3.0 can be used in Mac to jailbreak iPhone OS 3G with OS 3.0 . After jailbreak we can Unlock iPhone 3G with OS 3.0 using Ultrasn0w .

Jailbreak  iPhone 3G with OS 3.0 using Redsn0w 0.7.2 :

Redsn0w 0.7.2 is a multi-platform tool for jailbraking iPhone and iPod with OS 3.0 and to add Cydia installer to work on non app store supported applications . Redsn0w 0.7.2 has a very easy to understand UI than earlier versions .

Download Redsn0w 0.7.2(Windows) .
Download  Redsn0w 0.7.2 (Mac)


Download OS 3.0 for iPhone 3G and iPod  and copy it to the unzipped Redsn0w 0.7.2 folder .
Connect  iPhone 3G ,iPhone 2G ,iPod 1G or iPod 2G to iTunes 8.2 .

Now restore the corresponding ipsw by selecting the folder location . Here on restore operation ,hold shift if you are using Windows or in Mac use option .

Now run Redsn0w 0.7.2 >select the ipsw file from copied folder and click next . Opt to install Cydia and continue .Operation will continue in a flow and click on next at suitable events . After finish restart your iPhone 3G or iPod touch with OS 3.0 .




Unlock iPhone 3G with OS 3.0 using Ultrasn0w .

After jailbreaking  OS 3,0 with ,Redsn0w 0.7.2 we can unlock iPhone 3G and iPhone 2G with Ultrasn0w .

 Make sure to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.0 with Redsn0w 0.7.2  . Select Cydia installer if you have already jailbreaked your iPhone . First select packages from two options in Cydia , select to edit and enter repo666.ultrasn0w.com as source URL and download Ultrasn0w .

Now return to Cydia sources and select to install Ultrasn0w from the list. Follow Cydia instructions carefully and continue to unlock iPhone with OS 3.0 .

After installation , press home button and tun off iPhone 3G .
Now insert your alternate carrier SIM card and restart phone .

Note :  This is only a news regarding iPhone Dev-Team and their application  to unlock iPhone with OS 3.0 .  iPhone and iPod are registered trade marks of Apple Inc . ,and users generally will have to follow their service agreements while using them . We do not  recommend to unlock iPhone 3G and use it with another carrier . Results cannot be guarantied on trying the above tutorial and we are not responsible for any hardware and software damages thereof .  So we strongly advice you to keep iPhone 3G with existing carrier and enjoy all cool benefits rather trying to unlock it and end up in trouble .

iPhone 3G S and OS 3.0 crossed multi million sales/download

Its almost 3 day since Apple released the new iPhone 3G S and iPhone OS 3.0 . OS 3.0 enables cut copy paste ,MMS ,Bluetooth stereo and many other features in iPhone 3G ,iPod touch and many other compatible devices .iPhone 3G S boasts of inbuilt support for OS 3.0 and has new hardware features that speeds up the device by almost 2 times . With 3 days after its initial launch , iPhone OS 3.0 recorded 6 million downloads and iPhone 3 GS touched a sales mark of 1 million . iPhone 3G S with 3 mega pixel camera and 32Gb internal memory is popular among new customers and existing people looking for an upgrade . But reduced price of older 8GB iPhone 3G with 99$ plan also helped Apple to gain an extra edge in the market

Related links :

iPhone iPod OS 3.0 direct download links .
iPhone 3G S features .